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    M.P.E.C. 2018-F17                                Issued 2018 Mar. 17, 03:44 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
        on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2018 EO4
    
    Observations:
         K18E04O* C2018 03 14.25103 10 09 31.43 +25 44 11.5          19.8 GUEF017G96
         K18E04O  C2018 03 14.25618 10 09 29.53 +25 45 12.5          19.5 GUEF017G96
         K18E04O  C2018 03 14.26135 10 09 27.63 +25 46 13.0          19.4 GUEF017G96
         K18E04O  C2018 03 14.26650 10 09 25.68 +25 47 14.7          19.2 GUEF017G96
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.84860 10 06 13.57 +27 39 14.4          19.5  UEF017104
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.84885 10 06 13.57 +27 39 14.4          19.5  UEF017104
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.85030 10 06 12.35 +27 39 30.0          19.5 RoEF017K88
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.85451 10 06 11.53 +27 40 22.6          19.7  UEF017104
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.85476 10 06 11.53 +27 40 22.6          19.7  UEF017104
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.85579 10 06 10.35 +27 40 32.7          19.5 RoEF017K88
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.86041 10 06 09.44 +27 41 30.3          19.7  UEF017104
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.86066 10 06 09.44 +27 41 30.3          19.7  UEF017104
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.86129 10 06 08.38 +27 41 35.6          19.7 RoEF017K88
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.86689 10 06 09.69 +27 42 56.7          20.2 GUEF017J04
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.86747 10 06 09.47 +27 43 03.3          20.0 GUEF017J04
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.86805 10 06 09.26 +27 43 10.2          19.8 GUEF017J04
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.94135 10 05 40.48 +27 56 37.5          20.0 RUEF017K87
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.96786 10 05 30.97 +28 01 34.2          19.7 RUEF017K87
         K18E04O KC2018 03 14.99452 10 05 21.61 +28 06 32.2          20.0 RUEF017K87
         K18E04O KC2018 03 15.00933 10 05 16.38 +28 09 17.1          19.9 RUEF017K87
         K18E04O KC2018 03 16.91521 09 54 58.82 +33 41 02.7                UEF017J95
         K18E04O KC2018 03 16.91904 09 54 57.46 +33 41 39.6                UEF017J95
         K18E04O KC2018 03 16.92427 09 54 55.69 +33 42 30.1          20.0 GUEF017J95
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers P. Bacci, M. Maestripieri.  Measurers
        P. Bacci, L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.  0.60-m reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers B. M. Africano,
        E. J. Christensen, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, J. A. Johnson,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.
        1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers
        A. Knoefel, D. Koschny, M. Busch, M. Micheli, E. Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4
        reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    K87 Dettelbach Vineyard Observatory.  Observer B. Haeusler.  0.30-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    K88 GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto.  Observer K. Sarneczky.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 EO4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0939 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 200.91122              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.30851802     Peri.  178.06856     +0.97026397     +0.22746879
    a   0.8278460      Node   167.79007     -0.22699088     +0.97377727
    e   0.3134282      Incl.   23.02997     -0.08404145     -0.00397174
    P   0.75           H   23.5           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180314 G96  0.3+  0.1-    180314 104 (0.7+  2.2-)   180314 K87  0.2+  0.2+
    180314 G96  0.3+  0.1+    180314 K88  0.2-  0.2+    180314 K87  0.7-  0.5-
    180314 G96  0.3+  0.5-    180314 104  0.2-  1.1+    180314 K87  0.5+  0.4-
    180314 G96  0.4-  0.5+    180314 104 (1.0+  1.8-)   180315 K87  0.4+  0.4-
    180314 104 (1.5-  0.2-)   180314 K88  0.3-  0.5+    180316 J95  0.3+  0.2+
    180314 104 (0.3-  3.0-)   180314 J04  0.6+  0.4-    180316 J95  0.3-  0.0
    180314 K88  0.2+  0.1-    180314 J04  0.4+  0.4-    180316 J95  0.0   0.2-
    180314 104  0.5-  0.6+    180314 J04  0.4+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 EO4                 a,e,i = 0.83, 0.31, 23                  q = 0.5684
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 02 15    12 16 21.4 -46 33 51   0.1840  1.0716   112.4    58.4    22.1
    ...
    2018 03 02    11 17 52.6 -20 07 55   0.1070  1.0863   151.6    25.7    20.0
    ...
    2018 03 10    10 33 43.4 +10 05 09   0.09612 1.0870   167.2    11.7    19.3
    ...
    2018 03 16    09 59 53.6 +31 08 11   0.1106  1.0842   142.1    34.3    20.3
    2018 03 17    09 54 31.6 +33 54 55   0.1146  1.0834   138.5    37.5    20.5
    2018 03 18    09 49 16.9 +36 28 28   0.1188  1.0826   135.1    40.5    20.6
    ...
    2018 03 24    09 20 59.5 +47 52 24   0.1488  1.0760   118.6    54.4    21.5
    ...
    2018 04 01    08 52 45.0 +56 09 59   0.1947  1.0629   103.9    65.8    22.4
    ...
    2018 04 16    08 22 53.7 +63 10 38   0.2799  1.0248    86.4    77.8    23.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-F17
    

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